The Way of the Universe

What life is really about and how we can get what we want in life effortlessly.

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It seems engrained in us that hustle, grind, and stress are necessary to get things in life. Struggle is a societal expectation or a prerequisite for success. After all, there’s no free lunch, right?

And through these years as I lived by this expectation, I wondered if this is really what life is about - chasing routines, ruts, and deadlines. Chasing milestones that last just momentarily so then we can begin chasing the next milestone.

That can’t be all there is to life, right?

It’s come to my realization that I’ve been living it wrong. And that there is a miraculous way of the universe that we can live and flow with.

Let’s start by understanding the life fundamentals.

I will caveat by saying this. If you’re someone who isn’t spiritual (I wasn’t for a long time and in fact was a hard-evidence numbers and science person)... don’t believe this to be true. I will also go out to say that we can’t experimentally prove it as true. It’s beyond our senses and the world that we know of.

But you can experience this magic for yourself in ways which I’ll mention towards the end of the post. If you experience it for yourself, there’s no going back.

Let’s begin.

Life Fundamentals: How Life Really Works

We are the Creator and the Creation. This duality is very interesting because without one we don’t have the other. Similar to light and dark. They are relative and without light there’s no darkness. So it’s a way of seeing two sides of the same thing.

We the Creator are experiencing the Creation through the human form.

What is interesting is that the Universe is one marvelous, incredible, interconnected organism. And we as humans and everything else around us is part of this interconnected organism.

In fact, if you think about it, our breath itself is shared by the whole cosmos and recycled over and over from the beginning of time.

Just as the ocean is in a drop and a drop has the whole ocean in it, so are we a cell in this marvelous Universe organism and the organism itself.

Contrary to what we’ve grown up believing…We are not human beings planted in an external world independent of us that we need to conquer and win.

We are very much a part of this interconnected web of marvelousness.

So now that we understand life fundamentals, let’s look at how our desires work and what is the way of the Universe.

How Desire Works

There are two types of desires. One type is our “should haves” - usually societal expectations of what success or a happy life are.

I should get a high paying job. I should be a millionaire by now. I should have a house etc. And while we may very much believe so, these may not be what we truly want to do or have.

And then there are desires that are “just becauses.” I want to learn dance "just because.” I want to travel to Morocco “just because.” We want to do these things just for the joy of it.

Source Of Desire Or Intent

Our true desires come from the Creator in us. Think about why you have these desires? Usually, it’s a spark of curiosity or joy without reason or logic.

And the path to our desires is led by the Creator in us through our intuition not through our thinking.

We often rely on thinking and sometimes overthinking to control the outcome and make things happen for us. But why use our limited minds tied to our past to bring about our intent when we have the intelligence of the entire cosmos?

Tapping Into A Greater Intelligence

A seed knows how to grow into a tree without thinking. You knew how to grow from a single celled embryo into a full fledged adult without conscious thinking. You know how to digest a pizza without thinking. Your body knows how to heal itself without thinking.

This intelligence that exists beyond the mind is spectacular and boundless. We are already plugged into this intelligence. We just rely on our “thinking” instead of this intelligence.

If we follow our intuition and not our thinking, we tap into this intelligence. And that is when we are in flow with the Universe.

The Universe is one organism. And if we have an intent where we are willing to act on it, our intuition will guide us on how and when to participate as the whole organism works to bring our desire to life.

When do we hear our intuition? When we are in a state of non-thinking. Think about times when you did your best work or had peak performance. What were you thinking? You knew what to do without thinking. It was an effortless flow.

Way Of The Universe

If we let go and surrender the outcome → it leads to non-thinking.

Most of our thinking happens when trying to control the outcome. If we let go, we create space and through this space, we are nudged gently by this greater intelligence or intuition to participate in bringing our desires into form.

The Universe gave you this desire and the Universe guides you to it. If you are in a state of non-thinking, you will be led on this path by your intuition.

That is the way of the Universe. We flow like water towards our desires. Gently, persistently, joyfully, and effortlessly. Things start to happen to us to bring our desire into reality. These are synchronicities or signs that you see that are surprising and may seem out of the blue. These are signs that the Universe is working to bring your desire into form.

Because the Universe gives you the desire and the path, life is not about the end goals. So while you, the Creation are in pursuit of the desire, the point is actually to experience the journey. Because if you don’t “think”, and if you follow your intuition, the desire coming into form is inevitable.

You already know what to do. You don’t have to think about it…just do it. You intuition will guide you in the present and you’ll experience miracles every day.

Don’t believe this?

So how do we believe this for ourselves? How do we know that this is true?

After all, how can we accept something as true if it’s not rational or experimentally proven?

I get it. I’ve been there most of my life.

It’s almost too much to let go of control in our lives. It’s the way of society and modern life as we know it. Through control and routines we get some predictability. Through predictability, we feel safe and in power. But this sense of safety is hugely limiting and a big cause of suffering.

So how do we live this alternate effortless way of life?

The best way is to build proof of miracles.

Choose a desire where you’re willing to completely surrender and let go control over. It could be something where you don’t know how to approach it. Something low-stakes where you’re willing to experiment.

Perhaps it’s learning how to dance or maybe it’s solving a feud with an old friend. It could be any desire.

When you’re in a relaxed state and have time, think about what you really want. Maybe you visualize yourself dancing or chatting happily and hugging an old friend.

Then it can help to actually say this: “I surrender this desire to the Universe. I’ll step out of the way and let you guide me.”¹

What does “step out of the way” mean? I’ll stop thinking about it…because I trust I know what to do in the moment.

Carry on with your life. If you catch yourself trying to control the outcome or thinking about the end state, be aware of that and gently surrender again and again. Don’t put time pressure on this desire. Just let go fully.

You will start seeing miracles happening to you. So don’t miss them! Stay open and receptive - not lost in thought.

Maybe the friend calls you…or maybe you get an ad for a dance class that just fits your timings. Stay open and receptive because the Universe responds.

And as you experience this, start documenting your miracles. That’s how you’ll build proof little by little and eventually let go of your big dreams.

1. This saying is a version from Gabrielle Bernstein’s bestselling book - The Universe Has Your Back.